GlioM&M: Web-based tool for studying circulating and infiltrating monocytes and macrophages in glioma

Erik R. Abels, Sybren L.N. Maas, Eric Tai, David T. Ting, Marike L.D. Broekman, Xandra O. Breakefield, Joseph El Khoury*

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Abstract

Monocytes, macrophages and microglia make up a large part of the glioma environment and have an important role in maintaining and propagating glioma progression. Targeting these cells to inhibit their tumor-promoting effect and reprogramming them into an anti-tumor phenotype is a potential therapeutic approach for glioma. In this study we analyzed the transcriptomes of eight different monocyte subgroups derived from the brain and the blood of glioma-bearing mice. We compared the expression profile of blood-derived monocytes versus tumor-infiltrating monocytes and found increased expression of both pro- and anti-inflammatory pathways in tumor infiltrating monocytes. To help disseminate these datasets, we created a user-friendly web-based tool accessible at www.glioma-monocytes.com. This tool can be used for validation purposes and to elucidate gene expression profiles of tumor-interacting monocytes and macrophages as well as blood-derived circulating monocytes. This tool can also be used to identify new markers and targets for therapy in these different cell populations.

Original languageEnglish
Article number9898
Pages (from-to)1-11
JournalScientific Reports
Volume10
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 18 Jun 2020

Keywords

  • Animals
  • Biomarkers/metabolism
  • Brain Neoplasms/immunology
  • Cell Line, Tumor
  • Cytokines/metabolism
  • Databases, Factual
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Glioma/immunology
  • Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating/cytology
  • Macrophages/cytology
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Monocytes/cytology
  • Transplantation, Homologous
  • Up-Regulation
  • User-Computer Interface

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